Lactobacillus reuteri and Reduced Body Weight

Doses used in studies

CFU/day: 100 million (median 100 million, IQR 100 million–100 million) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 4.3 weeks · IQR 4.3 weeks–4.3 weeks · Range 4.3 weeks–4.3 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

The impact of probiotics on pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and growth outcomes in pediatric cystic fibrosis: a randomized controlled trial.

2025-05-28
RCT · n = 55
BMC pediatrics 25(1)
- Parisa Rahmani
- Pejman Rohani
- Arian Kariman
- Farzaneh Motamed
- Mohammad Reza Modaresi
- Kambiz Eftekhari
- Mehri Ayati
- Mohammad Hassan Sohouli

PubMed: 40437397
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05789-0

6 Insights on

Reduced Body Weight

High evidence
Clinical

The results of our study showed that in both intervention and control groups, weight increases significantly after 12 weeks (P = 0.01). However, no remarkable difference was reported between the two groups after 12 weeks (P = 0.09).

Effect: Neutral
Effect size: Small
Significant: No
Dose: 10^8 CFU/d